As the second part of the Formula 1 season gets under way, how the media helps to shape the sport... #F1 @rhaynes66
Streaming the Formula 1 Rivalry: Sport and the Media in the Platform Age: 10 (Communication, Sport, and Society) amzn.eu/d/5Gii7aW
.@BBCSport has revealed its World Cup plans, including a new BBC Football YouTube channel, the first ten minutes of games on @YouTube & @tiktok_uk, a host of digital-first content and podcasts, its presentation & punditry teams, and more #FIFAWorldCupbroadcastnow.co.uk/broadcast…
We're looking forward to this fantastic event at Silverstone Museum on Saturday 14th March with the authors of 'Streaming the Formula 1 Rivalry. Sport and the Media in the Platform Age'.
silverstonemuseum.co.uk/what…#peterlangpublishing
As the new @F1 season gets under way this weekend. Delighted to be speaking with Richard Haynes at the Silverstone Museum on 14 March in a public event hosted by Michael Beddoes on F1 and the Media and our Streaming The F1 Rivalry book. silverstonemuseum.co.uk/what…
Interesting deal done between Apple TV and Netflix... and more on what Apple's #F1 offering to fans will be like from Melbourne. #F1the-race.com/formula-1/netfl…
Premier League to launch its own ‘Premflix’ streaming platform.
Pilot launch in Singapore could be rolled out globally - huge potential for future ££££.
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Politicians love to talk about ‘tough decisions’ — but when it comes to Scotland’s universities, the hardest choice seems to be doing anything at all says Peter MacMahon 👇
Disrupting a social media break from a two-week holiday in Japan (recommendations welcome) to say it’s an honour for my book ‘States of Play’ to be shortlisted for the prestigious @BookiePrize William Hill sports book of the year - especially given the list of nominees
Very sad to hear this. Rob was a one off and force of nature. Was more knowledgeable about sport than anyone I know and will miss not getting his Xmas card this year...
If you ever read Rob Steen then you should read this predictably brilliant tribute by Matthew Engel. Even if you didn't know Rob's body of work, read it any way. He was a lovely man and a uniquely talented, imaginative writer cricketwriters.com/rob-steen…
‘States of Play’ is out today in paperback, featuring new material and a brand new chapter on football in the age of autocracy and billionaires, with focus on Gianni Infantino’s relationship with Donald Trump and the new Manchester United.
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Have a new book chapter with Richard Haynes entitled, Journalists, Social Media and Formula One: Life Inside the Piranha Club, in the just published, Routledge Handbook of Sport and Social Media, edited by Andrew Billings and Marie Hardin. More details at routledge.com/Routledge-Hand…
With the end of the football season fast approaching… We're giving you the chance to win a bundle of sports books taken from our annual #WHSBOTY awards! 📚⚽️
✍️ Munichs – David Peace (2024 shortlist)
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This year’s second issue of Communication & Sport (vol. 13, iss. 2) is accessible at journals.sagepub.com/toc/com….
It focuses on sports journalism and examines changes that emanate primarily from technological advances.
Happy reading!
1st Keynote:
Sport in the Global Platform Age: the case of Formula 1 (F1) 🏎️🏁
Raymond Boyle, University of Glasgow; Richard Haynes, University of Stirling
#SPRINGMalaga2025